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HQV Benchmark 2.0 is an updated version of the original tool and it consists of various video clips and test patterns which are designed to evalute motion correction, de-interlacing, decoding, noise reduction, detail enhancement and film cadence detection.
There are two versions of the program, standard definition on DVD and high definition on Bluray. As our audience will be concentrating on HD content so will we.
This has a total of 39 video tests which is increased from 23 in the original and the scoring is also up from a total of 130 to 210. As hardware and software gets more complicated, the software has been tuned to make sure we can thoroughly maximise our analysis.
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Dell Zino HD 410
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Dial
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4
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| Dial with static pattern | 5 |
| Gray Bars | 5 |
| Violin | 5 |
| Stadium 2:2 | 5 |
| Stadium 3:2 | 5 |
| Horizontal Text Scroll | 3 |
| Vertical Text Scroll | 5 |
| Transition to 3:2 Lock | 5 |
| Transition to 2:2 Lock | 5 |
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2:2:2:4 24 FPS DVCAM Video
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5 |
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2:3:3:2 24 FPS DVCam Video
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5 |
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3:2:3:2:2 24 FOS Vari-Speed
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5 |
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5:5 FPS Animation
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5 |
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6:4 12 FPS Animation
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5 |
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8:7 8 FPS Animation
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5 |
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Interlace Chroma Problem (ICP)
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5 |
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Chroma Upsampling Error (CUE)
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5 |
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Random Noise: Sailboat
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5 |
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Random Noise: Flower
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5 |
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Random Noise: Sunrise
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5 |
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Random Noise: Harbour Night
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5 |
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Scrolling Text
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3 |
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Roller Coaster
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3 |
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Ferris Wheel
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3 |
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Bridge Traffic
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3 |
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Text Pattern/ Scrolling Text
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3 |
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Roller Coaster
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3 |
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Ferris Wheel
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3 |
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Bridge Traffic
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3 |
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Luminance Frequency Bands
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5 |
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Chrominance Frequency Bands
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5 |
| Vanishing Text | 5 |
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Resolution Enhancement
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15 |
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Theme Park
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5 |
| Driftwood | 5 |
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Ferris Wheel
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5 |
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Skin Tones
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5 |
| Total | 181 |
This is a good result for the AMD powered solution, scoring 181 points. This will make a great platform for HD media viewing.
I was actually looking at these last week. great idea for people who dont want an ATOM.
Very nice units, a little like the mac mini, but more colourful and more powerful.
Surprised how nippy those little AMD processors are. very capable indeed, much better than ATOM
The lower end models are good value, but the higher quad core with bluray is expensive. over 800 quid would get me a mega gaming rig.
Fl0 – you pay for the size reduction, remember that. this isn’t a gaming system, its a media system with a focus clearly on size and looks for people who want something sexy for display.
Interesting looking little thing, seems to be everyone is making these kind of pcs lately. I can understand why, with familes having a computer in a main room,. some of the full size cases take up far too much room.
Looks ideal for media, but I think I prefer the ASROCK ION 3d system as it is much cheaper and comes with bluray. if it handles 1080p thats all most people will need.
This AMD processor is much better than the ATOM, but as the reviewer says, the cost is more power consumption. For media, I think the ASROCK is the better deal as its cheaper, £399 with bluray, smaller and takes up less power under load. can still handle bluray discs and 1080p streaming no problems.
For a general purpose PC this Dell unit is better. I can see a lot of students liking it.
Zardon can I confirm – the top panel removes with a b utton press, but under it, you need a screw driver to get access to things like the drives?
Funnily enough I was thinking the same. the button concept is great, but why have everything else under a screwed panel? whats the point of the button? just to change colors?
I really dig this system, not sure id buy one though. surprised how good the AMD chip is compared to the ATOM. I know AMD dont have a low power processor like Intel right now, but it seems well worth the extra power drain for those performance gains. maybe on a laptop atom makes a bigger selling point ?
I want a review of an intel core i3/5/7 system 🙂 in this size.
No HDMI 1.4.
No 3D capability
Sony plans to have 40% of TVs next year to be 3D enabled